Universal Protocols for Accommodations in Reading (uPAR)
Universal Protocols for Accommodations in Reading (uPAR)
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Introduction to uPAR
Introduction to uPAR
5 min overview and review of uPAR
Quick Start Directions:
Quick Start Directions:
- LI-MM Teachers add their students to the uPAR license at universalpar.com using the students’ student.dodea.edu email address.
- Instruct students to go to startpar.com and sign in.
- Reading levels are no longer required! You do not need to create protocols or use student naming conventions.
- You will be able to see uPAR results for any student you add by entering their email address.
- The uPAR has been redesigned to take less time to administer!
uPAR Staff Training Module
uPAR Staff Training Module
DoDEA uPAR Training Guide
DoDEA uPAR Training Guide
- Use this guide to complete the 5 modules and extra content.
- Articles, activities, and videos are linked within this training document.
- Use the rest of your time to look over the supplemental resources, administer the uPAR, or review results from students.
- If you are new to DoDEA, you may need a uPAR account created for you. Email your AT-ISS/POC to set up your account.
- Please complete the uPAR training feedback form when finished.
- Please complete the uPAR attendance form for your district when complete.
_Updated uPAR - Learning Modules 4_23.pdfImplementation Resources
Implementation Resources
- Getting Started Script
This video can be used to play to your students to get the uPar going smoothly, instead of reading a script or describing the class. We hope this helps ease the start of the assessment for all classroom teachers.
uPAR_PDF_Student-Data-Talk.pdf2. Student Data Talk Form
2. Student Data Talk Form
Use the data talk form with students to see what reading strategies work best for them.Make sure you show students where they can find various text reader tools at the school (e.g., Read and Write, Immersive Reader, curricular resources). Demonstrate the most basic functions of text reader tools (read, pause, stop, reading speed adjustments, font size adjustments, and rereading strategies). Show students where they can find the accessible instructional materials that can be used with their reading accommodations.
3. Tips to Use Accommodations Effectively
3. Tips to Use Accommodations Effectively
Demonstrate ways in which students at school can access reading accommodations. For example:
- Show students how to access speaker buttons for pre-recorded read-aloud when using digital resources.
- Demonstrate how to use screenshot readers that can read inaccessible text.
- Discuss Bookshare or other options for accessing curriculum-related digital text or audiobooks
uPAR FAQ
uPAR FAQ
uPAR Logistical Information
uPAR Logistical Information
Logistical Information:
Logistical Information:
DoDEA has an agency-wide license for the Universal Protocols for Accommodation in Reading (uPAR). What: The uPAR is an online assessment that documents the specific level of text that can be understood by a student when listening (with a reading accommodation) compared to independent reading. Why: Staff will use uPAR data to make objective decisions about classroom and standardized reading accommodations as part of the IEP process. Initial Users:All K-12 special education LIMM teachers. Where is the Training:The training module is on the uPAR Schoology GROUP: CGSM-636H-ZGPW4. The training can be completed individually or as a group. For your convenience, the uPAR Training Guide is also on this site. Training Feedback:Please complete the uPAR training feedback form when finished. In the DoDEA Weekly Packet: Sept. 22, 2021 the following information was provided: “The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding required professional learning for Learning Impaired Mild Moderate (LIMM) teachers. The Universal Protocol for Accommodations in Reading (uPAR) is an objective decision-making assistive technology Reading accommodation screening tool for K-12 special education students. uPAR is a vendor-hosted, cloud-based tool that allows individual and group screenings of K-12 reading passages with results that provide data on appropriate reading accommodations for students with disabilities."
PDMS Sub Code for SY 23-24
LIMM Assessment Administration Training - Univeral Protocol for Accommodations in Reading (uPAR).pdfContact your nearest AT specialist:
DoDEA EU EAST: aaron.marsters@dodea.edu
DoDEA EU WEST and SOUTH: maureen.crouse@dodea.edu
DoDEA PAC: robert.stuart@dodea.edu
DoDEA Ft. Liberty: genevieve.deveyra@dodea.edu
DoDEA AM SOUTH EAST:
Ft. Cambell, KY: andrew.lightner@dodea.edu
Ft. Knox, KY: lisamarie.arroyo@dodea.edu
Georgia/Alabama: sandy.need@dodea.edu
South Carolina/Ft. Stewart: lisamarie.arroyo@dodea.edu
DoDEA MID ATLANTIC: brandy.elbinger@dodea.edu
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